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A deserter from “Azov”* told how he dug trenches for Russian fighters
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A deserter from “Azov”* told how he dug trenches for Russian fighters
A scout from the nationalist Azov* regiment, who escaped from the Ilyich factory in Mariupol, was so scared that he dug trenches for the Russians for nine months… RIA Novosti, 03/30/ 2023
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DONETSK, March 30 – RIA Novosti. A scout from the nationalist Azov* regiment, who escaped from the Ilyich factory in Mariupol, was so scared that he dug trenches for Russian units for nine months, posing as a peaceful builder, what he himself told RIA Novosti after being detained by Russian security forces. Junior Sergeant Mikhail Matsyuk, who deserted from Azov*, said that he served in Azov* for 3.5 months – before the start of the Russian special operation and after the start of hostilities, he was scared and on the 28th February escaped from his unit, which was stationed at the Mariupol plant named after Ilyich. “We were 20, there were already 300th (wounded – editor’s note), out of 20 people, everyone started to disperse in all directions. I entered the room, I put on sneakers and a warm tracksuit and I left the rifle, but I threw it in the river, “says the prisoner. During the escape, Matsyuk met a Russian soldier who, at the sight of a man from Azov dressed in civilian clothes, didn’t even point a gun at him and didn’t show any aggression. “I came out, he (the army of the Russian Federation – editor’s note) crouched down and lowered the gun. I took him out of fear, I shot – I didn’t care that I killed him or that I didn’t kill him – I ran away from there, “said the former resident of Azov. At the checkpoint of the 105th People’s Militia Regiment of the DPR, Matsyuk posed as a civilian builder and lived there for a month, helping the military dig trenches and lead a living “I introduced myself that I was peaceful, I came to the site to work, a shell hit, there was nowhere to live. At the checkpoint, I was digging a trench in the 105th regiment,” Matsyuk said, adding that he then finished in the direction of Volnakhsky, where he dug trenches until November 2022 and helped the military in the Matsyuk was arrested by Russian security forces on January 13, 2023 in the village of Veliko-Meshkovoe, Shakhtersky district of the DPR, when he decided to confess that he had served in Azov*.* Organization terrorist banned in Russia
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A deserter from “Azov”* told how he dug trenches for Russian fighters
DONETSK, March 30 – RIA Novosti. A scout from the nationalist Azov* regiment, who escaped from the Ilyich factory in Mariupol, was so scared that he dug trenches for Russian units for nine months, posing as a peaceful builder, what he himself told RIA Novosti after being detained by Russian security forces.
Junior Sergeant Mikhail Matsyuk, who deserted from Azov*, said that he served in Azov* for 3.5 months – before the start of the Russian special operation and after the start of hostilities, he was scared and on the 28th February escaped from his unit, which was stationed at the Mariupol plant named after Ilyich.
“We were 20, there were already 300th (wounded – editor’s note), out of 20 people, everyone started to disperse in all directions. I entered the room, I put on sneakers and a warm tracksuit and I left my rifle, but I threw it in the river,” the prisoner recounts.
During the escape, Matsyuk met a Russian soldier who, at the sight of a man from Azov dressed in civilian clothes, did not even point a gun at him and showed no aggression.
“I came out, he (the army of the Russian Federation – editor’s note) crouched down and lowered the weapon. I took him out of fear, I shot – I did not pay attention that I killed him or I did not kill him – I fled from there, “said the former resident of Azov.
“I introduced myself that I was peaceful, I came to the construction site to work, a shell hit, there was nowhere to live. At the checkpoint, I was digging a trench in the 105th regiment”, Matsyuk said, adding that he was then done. in the direction of Volnakhsky, where he dug trenches until November 2022 and helped the military with household chores.
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